Roberto Valero (1955 – September 23, 1994) was a Cuban poet, novelist, and educator.
Roberto Valero | |
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| Born | 1955 Matanzas, Matanzas Province, Cuba |
| Died | September 23, 1994 Washington, DC, U.S. |
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| Period | 1980–1994 |
| Genre | poetry, novel |
| Spouse | Maria Badias Valero |
Life
editRoberto Valero was born in Matanzas Province. He attended the University of Havana before leaving Cuba during the Mariel Boatlift in 1980.[1]
He received his Ph.D. from Georgetown University[2] and taught at George Washington University.[3]
Along with Reinaldo Arenas and Reinaldo Garcia Ramos, Valero created the seminal Mariel journal.[4]
He was the 1989 recipient of the Letras de Oro Literary Prize[5] from the University of Miami for his book on Reinaldo Arenas.[6]
Valero's work has been compared to that of Federico García Lorca.[7]
Valero also published under the pseudonym of "Julio Real".[8]
Writings
editPoetry
edit- Desde un oscuro ángulo/From a Dark Angle (1982)
- En fin, la noche/At Last, the Night (1984)
- Dharma (1985) with an introduction by Eugenio Florit
- Venías/You Were Coming (1990)
- No estaré en tu camino/I Will Not Be On Your Path (1991)
Novels
edit- Este Viento De Cuaresma/This Lenten Wind (1994) with an introduction by Reinaldo Arenas
Criticiscm
edit- El Desamparado Humor De Reinaldo Arenas/The Homeless Humor of Reinaldo Arenas (1991)
See also
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References
edit- ^ http://www.beltwaypoetry.com/arenas-and-valero/ Beltway Poetry Quarterly Volume 15:4, Fall 2014 "Reinaldo Arenas and Roberto Valero: Friends and Exiles in Washington, DC"
- ^ http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/622120/Roberto-Valero Encyclopædia Britannica article on Roberto Valero
- ^ https://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/93/9319/myth.html Tyranny and Myth Cuban Poet Roberto Valero Reads at LC - Library of Congress
- ^ http://cintasfoundation.org/index.php/fellows/creative-writers/218-roberto-valero Cintas biographical sketch on Valero
- ^ https://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/93/9319/myth.html Tyranny and Myth Cuban Poet Roberto Valero Reads at LC - Library of Congress
- ^ http://cintasfoundation.org/index.php/fellows/creative-writers/218-roberto-valero Cintas biographical sketch on Valero
- ^ http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/622120/Roberto-Valero Encyclopædia Britannica article on Roberto Valero
- ^ Handbook of Hispanic Culture-Literature by Nicolás Kanellos, Arte Publico Press (1993) page 57-58
Further reading
editEnglish
- Tyranny and Myth (Library of Congress archived reading by Valero) / 1993